Bar Admission Date
1977
Supreme Court Number
0022063
Licensed In
OH
Number of Attorneys in Firm
1-5
Summary of Firm
I represent people who have been injured or killed as a result of negligent operation of motor vehicles or medical malpractice.
Summary of Previous Employment
1977-1994 Associate and Partner at Lane, Alton & Horst, an insurance defense firm
1994-1998 Plaintiffs' attorney in the partnership of Ray & Alton
Significant Cases
$2,775,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained burn injuries to his trachea during laser surgery by a cardiothoracic surgeon.
$1,050,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained a heart attack and needed a heart transplant due to the negligence of a cardiologist and a thoracic surgeon.
$1,150,000.00 settlement of a medical malpractice wrongful death claim for a man who died due to the negligence of a cardiologist in the interpretation of an echocardiogram.
$1,082,000.00 verdict for a man who sustained herniated discs in his neck and low back as a result of a rear-end collision.
$975,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained severe burn injuries to his hands due to the negligent operation of an oil tanker which went left of center and exploded.
$825,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained broken wrists and elbows and a fractured lower back due to the negligence of a heating contractor in failing to barricade a hole in a roof on a construction site.
$1,200,000.00 settlement of a wrongful death claim for a man, riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle, whose death was caused by the negligence of another driver.
$1,375,000.00 settlement for a quadraplegic woman in a premises liability claim where the Defendant's and Plaintiff's negligence were vigorously disputed.
$850,000.00 of a wrongful death claim for a man whose death was caused by an intentional tort arising out of an explosion at a chemical plant.
$565,000.00 settlement for a mentally retarded man who sustained second and third degree burns from his chest to his knees due to the negligence of a caretaker in leaving him alone in a hot shower.
$750,000.00 settlement of a medical negligence claim for a woman who sustained injuries to her legs due to the negligence of a vascular surgeon in delay in diagnosis and treatment of the vascular condition.
$650,000.00 settlement of a wrongful death claim for a housewife in her 50's whose death was caused by the negligence of a pulmonologist who failed to diagnose and treat lung cancer on a timely basis.
